Re: Top-posting & list guidelines

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On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 20:29:27 -0700
Dave Stevens <geek@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 17:07:01 -0700
> Samuel Sieb <samuel@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On 03/20/2018 07:49 PM, Dave Stevens wrote:  
  
> > > 
> > > yes, in my client I highlight a point as I've done here then hit
> > > reply and get no cruft and just the point I want to discuss. Claws
> > > mail. (if it's good enough for Richard Stallman it's good enough
> > > for me!)    
> > 
> > The problem with that is demonstrated by your example.  The quoting
> > is somewhat incorrect or at least misleading.  The quote heading says
> > "Todd ...", but the quote was actually something that Todd quoted.  I
> > do note that there is an extra level of quote markers, so someone
> > could realize that, but it's not obvious and there's no indication
> > who was being quoted. _  
> 
> 
> yes, that's right, I was only concerned about the reply-to-a-point
> issue.

The rub might lie in a missing capability to select multiple
separate regions in some MUA: with ctrl-<left Mousebutton> I can
do such selections easily on a web page in firefox, but not in
Evolution and Claws Mail ..  But maybe I simple missed the
correct key combo for the MUAs ..

-- 
Wolfgang Pfeiffer
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